The enemy in this process is us we the passengers have basically sent a signal to the airlines that we only really care about the price of a ticket, that low fare.

Air travelers should be aware of all their options before they reach an airport, and that means looking at other airlines and airports, car rentals and even trains.

All in all, it's a formula for lots of delays and long lines.

Canceled flights really irritate passengers tremendously, because you're stuck, and you usually can't get out of an airport for a day or more, and so it really disrupts their travel many times more than a delayed flight.

In Las Vegas, you have a big convention business and, to the extent they have one card that they could easily use it both there and at their home airports, that would save some time.

I'm not saying it's not a valid area to be concerned about, but we need to not isolate one particular component of a larger problem and think that's going to really help.

The irritation level is just a lot higher.

Not only do we have the potential for all these different airline strikes, but we also have the potential for extreme weather like we had last year.

Taking it out to Denver is a new approach, because it goes into the United system out West ... as opposed to bringing it into O'Hare with short flights.

The bloom is off the rose in many ways. Operationally and financially, they're like anybody else now.